TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Risk perception and perceived self-efficacy of deaf and hard-of-hearing seniors and young adults in emergencies
JO  - American journal of disaster medicine
A1  - Engelman, Alina
A1  - Ivey, Susan L.
A1  - Tseng, Winston
A1  - Neuhauser, Linda
SP  - 43
EP  - 60
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVES: The authors explored the factors influencing risk perception and perceived self-efficacy before and during an emergency for deaf and hard-of-hearing (Deaf/HH) seniors and young adults. <br><br>METHODS: The authors collected demographic survey data and conducted four focus groups with 38 Deaf/HH residents of the San Francisco Bay Area; two groups were with young adults (ages 18-35), including one group of college students and one group of young professionals, and two were with older adults (ages 50-90). <br><br>RESULTS: Significant differences were found between Deaf/HH young adults and seniors in both the sources of self-efficacy and risk perception and their attitudes toward preparedness. All groups demonstrated high resilience. Deaf/HH young professionals expressed more concern about their risk in an emergency than Deaf/HH college students. Alternately, the risk perception of Deaf/HH older adults was often rooted in their past experiences (survival of past emergencies, inaccessibility of communications during drills). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Policy implications include the need to dedicate more resources to increasing accessibility and relevance of emergency communications technology for Deaf/HH populations. This could help increase adaptability before, during, and after emergencies among all groups of Deaf/HH people, particularly among young Deaf/HH professionals.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-149X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2017.0257
ID  - ref1
ER  -